Oil consumption per person in Uganda
Uganda: Oil consumption per person was 518.27 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Uganda, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 518.27 kilowatt-hours per person for oil consumption per person in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Uganda peaked at 568.93 kilowatt-hours per person in 2018 and was at its lowest, 143.19 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1981.
That places Uganda 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 174.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 143.19 kilowatt-hours per person | 229.1 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 207.67 kilowatt-hours per person | 199.21 kilowatt-hours per person | 219.47 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 304.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 234.87 kilowatt-hours per person | 410.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 503.64 kilowatt-hours per person | 441.71 kilowatt-hours per person | 568.93 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 524.81 kilowatt-hours per person | 508.5 kilowatt-hours per person | 539.85 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 201 Guinea-Bissau 691 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 202 South Sudan 610.54 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 203 Haiti 586.31 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 205 Liberia 514.79 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 206 Ethiopia 478.17 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 207 North Korea 449.11 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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- Temperature anomalies by month 1.03 °C (2026)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Uganda?
- Oil consumption per person in Uganda was 518.27 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 568.93 kilowatt-hours per person in 2018.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 143.19 kilowatt-hours per person in 1981.
- How does Uganda rank for oil consumption per person?
- Uganda ranks 204th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.